HS Sprint project: ‘Towards heat-resilient pregnancy in Rotterdam-Rijnmond’

Policy labs for just climate adaptation targeting heat exposure in the home
Project lead: Jasper Been (Erasmus MC)
Partners: Sophia Children’s Hospital, Klimaatrechtvaardig Rotterdam
Team: Niek Mouter (TU Delft), Medha Pfaff (Erasmus MC), Merel Dap (Erasmus MC), Franklin van der Hoeven (TU Delft), Rosemarie van Ham (Klimaatrechtvaardig Rotterdam)
 
Duration: January 2026 – December 2026

Summary

This Sprint project accelerates community-informed climate-health action by building on ongoing qualitative and epidemiological research on indoor heat exposure during pregnancy. It establishes a cross-sector Policy Lab with residents, midwives, GGD, municipal and national policy makers, and housing corporations to co-design and prototype feasible interventions. The project aims to develop a multilingual Heat & Pregnancy Resilience Toolkit for households, professionals, and policymakers, refined through a culminating feedback session. Moreover, we plan to share our research process and findings in an academic publication in 2027.

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